Chase Elliott, JR Motorsports

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Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick said Wednesday, Aug. 6, that Nationwide Series phenom Chase Elliott likely will run in a few Sprint Cup Series races in 2015. "We haven't arrived at that decision for sure, but I think you'll probably see him run a few races next year," Hendrick said. "Before he ever won a Nationwide race, I watched him test (Jimmie Johnson's) car and (Jeff Gordon's) car at Nashville, and Jimmie and Jeff both commented to me, 'This kid is super smooth and super fast. He takes care of his equipment, and he doesn't get in a jam'."

JR Motorsports driver Chase Elliott picked up his third Nationwide Series win of the season Saturday, July 19, at Chicagoland Speedway. He led a race-high 85 laps. The rookie is on top of the standings after the win.

JR Motorsports car owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Saturday, May 17, that there is no rush to promote driver Chase Elliott to the Sprint Cup Series, and he insists there is a two-year plan and he is sticking to it. "We have like a two-year plan, I suppose, that he runs in the Nationwide Series, and I think you just stick with the plan regardless of the success he is having," Earnhardt said. "You have the commitments in line with sponsors and what have you, so I think it will suit him well to relax and not have to worry about that and just follow the plan that he has had in front of him from the start."

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick ended Chase Elliott's two-race winning streak in the Nationwide Series Saturday, April 26, with a victory at Richmond International Raceway. Harvick led for 202 out of 250 laps, picking up the 41st victory of his career.